Internationalization (I18n) Architecture Working Group Charter
The mission of the Internationalization Architecture Working Group, part of the Internationalization Activity, is to move forward work on the Character Model for the World Wide Web and on Language Tags and Locale Identifiers for the World Wide Web.
| End date | 31 January 2008 |
|---|---|
| Confidentiality | Proceedings are public |
| Initial Chairs | François Yergeau |
| Initial Team Contacts (FTE %: 10) |
Richard Ishida |
| Usual Meeting Schedule | Teleconferences: Bi-weekly Face-to-face: Two Annually |
Scope
The specifications on Character Model and Language Tags and Locale Identifiers are already in development, and the purpose in chartering this Working Group is to bring that work to a conclusion, without the distractions experienced while this work was attempted as part of the I18n Core Working Group.
The Working Group will move the Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Resource Identifiers and Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Normalization to Recommendation status. The former is currently in Candidate Recommendation, and the latter is a Working Draft. Based on Character Model for the World-Wide Web 1.0: Fundamentals , these Architectural Specifications provide authors of specifications, software developers, and content developers with a common reference on the use of normalization of text and string identity matching, and the use of resource identifiers building on the Universal Character Set on the Web. The goal of these specifications is to improve interoperable text manipulation on the World Wide Web.
The Working Group will describe how document formats, specifications, and implementations should handle the language tags described by Tags for the Identification of Languages by completing Language Tags and Locale Identifiers for the World Wide Web.
The Working Group also maintains the Character Model for the World-Wide Web 1.0: Fundamentals W3C Recommendation.
Success Criteria
The Working Group will demonstrate two interoperable implementations during the Call for Implementations step.
Deliverables
- A W3C Recommendation for Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Resource Identifiers. This document is current in Candidate Recommendation. This document is covered by the CPP (per the transition procedure), and is not under the W3C Patent Policy.
- A W3C Recommendation for Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Normalization. This document is currently a Working Draft and requires work to clarify how to handle late normalization before going to Last Call and through the remainder of the Recommendation track process.
- A W3C Recommendation for Language Tags and Locale Identifiers for the World Wide Web (LTLI).
Other Deliverables
- A test suite for the implementation of Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Resource Identifiers.
- A test suite for the implementation of Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Normalization.
- A test suite for the implementation of Language Tags and Locale Identifiers for the World Wide Web.
Milestones
| Note: The group will document significant changes from this initial schedule on the group home page. | |||||
| Specification | FPWD | LC | CR | PR | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource Identifiers | - | - | - | August 2007 | September 2007 |
| Normalization | - | May 2007 | August 2007 | October 2007 | November 2007 |
| LTLI | - | April 2007 | July 2007 | October 2007 | November 2007 |
Timeline View Summary
- January 2007: Working Group created
- April 2007: First face-to-face meeting, Last Call WD for Language Tags and Locale Identifiers
- May 2007: Last Call WD for Normalization
- July 2007: Candidate Recommendation for Language Tags and Locale Identifiers
- August 2007: Candidate Recommendation for Normalization
- August 2007: Proposed Recommendation Resource Identifiers
- September 2007: Resource Identifiers becomes a Recommendation
- October 2007: Proposed Recommendation for Normalization
- October 2007: Proposed Recommendation for Language Tags and Locale Identifiers
- November 2007: Normalization becomes a Recommendation
- November 2007: Language Tags and Locale Identifiers becomes a Recommendation.
Dependencies
W3C Groups
- Internationalization Core Working Group
- The I18n Architecture WG will seek the advice and review of the I18n Core WG where appropriate.
- TAG
- The Technical Architecture Group has had significant involvement in the past with these architectural specifications. The I18N Architecture WG will coordinate any relevant architectural issues with the TAG.
- Other W3C Working Groups
- Participants in other W3C Working Groups sent in previous Last Call comments on Normalization. The I18n Architecture WG will coordinate with these WGs to ensure that their concerns were addressed. The WG will also solicit comments for the new Last Call Working Draft from the following Working Groups:
- HTML WG
- RDF WG
- TAG
- WAI PF WG
- WSArch WG
- XForms WG
- XML Core WG
- XMLP WG
- XML Query WG
- XML Schema WG
- XSL WG
External Groups
- Unicode Consortium
- A liaison has been established at the level of the Internationalization Activity. The work of this organization will be followed for items that have a bearing on normalization.
Participation
Effective participation to Internationalization Architecture Working Group is expected to consume up to two work days per month for each participant; three days per month for editors. The Internationalization Architecture Working Group will allocate also the necessary resources for building Test Suites for each specification.
Participants are reminded of the Good Standing requirements of the W3C Process.
Communication
This group primarily conducts its work on the public mailing list public-i18n-arch@w3.org.
The Member-confidential list member-i18n-arch@w3.org can be used for administrative purposes and for discussion of any member-confidential aspects of specification reviews and liaison activities.
Information about the group (deliverables, participants, face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, etc.) is available from the Internationalization Architecture Working Group home page.
Decision Policy
As explained in the Process Document (section 3.3), this group will seek to make decisions when there is consensus. When the Chair puts a question and observes dissent, after due consideration of different opinions, the Chair should record a decision (possibly after a formal vote) and any objections, and move on.
This charter is written in accordance with Section 3.4, Votes of the W3C Process Document and includes no voting procedures beyond what the Process Document requires.
Patent Policy
This Working Group operates under the W3C Patent Policy (5 February 2004 Version). To promote the widest adoption of Web standards, W3C seeks to issue Recommendations that can be implemented, according to this policy, on a Royalty-Free basis.
For more information about disclosure obligations for this group, please see the W3C Patent Policy Implementation.
About this Charter
This charter for the Internationalization Architecture Working Group has been created according to section 6.2 of the Process Document. In the event of a conflict between this document or the provisions of any charter and the W3C Process, the W3C Process shall take precedence.
Charter author: Richard Ishida
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